After receiving hundreds of entries from across the U.S. for its 2011 Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50 contest, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) narrowed the field down to six men and six women, and 54-year-old Henderson resident Paul Graham is among the finalists.

The contest is sponsored by PETA Prime, touted as a resource for baby boomers on how to live a healthy, humane and rewarding life.

"Unlike many of their peers who are on medication for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and impotence, older vegetarians tend to be slim and healthy - and that makes them sexier too," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said. "One look at our radiant finalists and it's clear that their vegetarian diets have already made all of them winners."

The Gold Award is Girl Scouts highest earned honor, and is an opportunity for a girl to put her leadership skills, career interests, and personal values together to serve her community. Gold Award recipients:

The iconic Eastside Cannery building will attract even more attention on April 1st and 2nd, especially during the nighttime hours. That's because the structure will be illuminated in blue. "Light It Up Blue" is a nationwide effort to encourage businesses and residences to light up their structures in blue light in recognition of those families affected by autism. The Eastside Cannery, on Boulder Highway is able to change the colors displayed on the building quite easily. There are roughly 16,000 LED lights on the exterior of the building which can be programmed to change colors or illuminate one particular shade of color. The blue lights will be visual Friday, April 1st and Saturday April 2nd, which is World Autism Awareness Day. Every 1 in 110 children is affected by the autism disorder. More information on Light It Up Blue can be found at www.lightitupblue.org and www.autismspeaks.org.